Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Section on AI-Driven Cybersecurity for Healthcare Cyber Physical Systems

With the gradual integration of Internet of Things (IoT), healthcare industry has become ubiquitous, complex, sophisticated, efficient and autonomous. With this technological shift, remote patient monitoring, smart sensing and seamless integration of medical equipments has become a reality. Thus, the modern day cyber physical systems (CPS) encompassing healthcare devices, medical equipments, intelligent implantable medical devices (IMDs), smart sensors, wearables, etc., have gained the attention of both the academia and industry. The CPS specific to healthcare systems are characterised by bundle of opportunities for both the pro-consumers (patients and their relatives) and the service providers (doctors and hospitals). The major advantages range from proactive treatment, faster disease diagnosis, and improved treatment to cost reduction, error reduction, and easier equipment and drug management.